See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
2006-12-17 07:54:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
He can't live with or without her, is the whole point of the song. He has to be around her, but it causes him so much pain to do so. He's trapped. She tortures him (On a bed of nails she makes me wait) but he can't stand to be apart from her. To him, this person is like a drug. The drug is killing him, but he absolutely cannot be without it. It's like your trapped in your own life. It's the worst feeling in the world.
2006-12-17 08:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by ░▒▓► Aqua Fires 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lyrics were inspired by Bono's experience with Jubilee 2000, a benefit urging politicians to drop the Third World Debt. U2 wrote this in stages. It changed drastically when Bono came up with the "Beautiful Day" lyric and the idea for the backing vocals.
2016-03-16 04:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was U2's first #1 hit in the US. It was the first U2 single to do better in America than in England.
The lyrics are about relationships, but can be interpreted many ways. They were written by Bono, who wanted to write a love song that dealt with real issues in relationships.
In 1987 Bono explained that everybody in the group knows what the line "And you give yourself away" means: "It's about how I feel in U2 at times
2006-12-17 07:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sleight Of Hand Lyrics
2016-12-11 07:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about unrequited love. He's given her everything he has emotionally and she is stringing him along. He can't have her to himself but he can't bring himself to leave her alone, either.
Great song, by the way.
2006-12-17 08:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Rebecca A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about unrequited love
2006-12-17 15:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by arpita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he loves her, but things aren't working out. he wants to be with her, but he doesn't.
2006-12-17 07:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have a "love".."hate" relationship!
2006-12-17 07:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by Debbie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is self explanatory
2006-12-17 07:57:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋